Monday, October 25, 2010

I challenged myself last week to see just how good of a decorator I could be & excitedly agreed to bake a cake for my sis's anniversary (her idea, a simple cake for a few goodfriends ..pufft...simple cakes are found at grocery stores, my cake had to be the kind we find in the magazine... something to get a 'WOW' out of her).

The prep work, the baking, the decorating to the debut of my latest cake was a huge success & the best part was that couple absolutely adored the cake. That makes the sleepless nights all the more worthwhile. Although I had the cake secure enough to travel down 3 hrs so it wouldn’t move, the mental image of my cake shimmering like jello all the way to the 'big apple' consumed my thoughts. My 3 hrs were consumed by mentally sketching & erasing the imaginary masterpiece shatter. Lucky for me, all that I imagine doesnt turn out true!

Among the compliments came all the queries on the process of getting this done.I sheepishly had to reveal it wasn't that big a deal & the cake baking was super easy as well as the decorating, especially since i use the 'box mix' cakes to craft my decoration. Because I trust my box mix wholeheartedly, I can confidently offer to make a party perfect display, If I may say so myself! Check it out!

The cake recipe was 4 boxes of white cake mix for a 10', 8' & a 6'cake. I'm a total cheat to use a premade/ measured box, but that’s A-OK. With this type of cake, where there are other details and things to take care of, I think it’s perfectly fine to cheat.

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About Me

My blog is an attempt to save old family recies from Mamama (maternal grandmom), make replica's of moms and mom-in-laws specialities and add a few additions of my own.

Re-creating food means being hopeful of the outcome and the recipes taken down from my family and friends have always been accurate to the T. With that confidence a novice like me can absolutely rule the kitchen.

These are not my original recipes, they are my trials/effort to master what I once promised myself to make it for my family and friends. For the most part, I will tweak a thing or two which has been a wise decision almost always.

I can promise you two things, though:

First of all, I share recipes that I personally made and approve of doing justice to the taste buds.

Secondly, I will always post a picture with each recipe....most of the time anyway!